Heart of Darkness
What is Marlowe's reaction to Kurtz's barbarism?
Use textual support if possible
Use textual support if possible
Kurtz lies in a hut surrounded by heads on stakes. Marlow is not very shocked at the sight. He takes this as an indication that Kurtz lacks restraint in the gratification of his lusts, a condition for which the wilderness is culpable. Marlow assumes that Kurtz was hollow inside and needed something to fill that lack.
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